You are Carbon in an Animal on Land

In the life cycle of a honey badger some would say this is as good as it gets. Put up against any opponent you're sure to win all bets.

Honey Badgers are omnivores which means they eat both plant and animal material. When a Badger eats any form of plant material the carbon absorbed through photosynthesis is then integrated into the badgers life cycle -- used as energy or turned in badger body parts.

The first animals appeared around 900 million years ago.

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Choose DECOMPOSITION. When the badger dies, carbon is transported into the soil as its flesh, blood, and bones break apart into smaller and smaller and smaller pieces. Some of the carbon stored in the badger's body is also used as energy by the microorganisms that help it decompose.

No way! You are a honey badger, and fear is a word you do not understand. Strike at the leopard's throat, even if it kills you. Honey Badger doesn't care. That leopard needs to know it's place.

The process by which the complex organic molecules are broken down to simpler forms.

C₆H₁₂O₆ = 2C₂H₅OH + 2C0₂

Sugar = Ethanol + Carbon Dioxide

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Choose RESPIRATION. As a carbon atom in sugar, you'll be burned up in the badger's muscle then join 2 oxygen atoms and travel back to the lungs. The badger will breathe you out into the atmosphere. Job well done.

A wild leopard has followed your trail of honey and the tears of your prey. It's time for fight or flight. Breathe deeply and dash away to live another day.

The process by which living things burn sugar to release energy.

C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ = 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + energy

Sugar+ Oxygen = Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy

Learn much more: wikipedia.org/Respiration_(physiology)